Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2017 15:49:28 -0800 From: Lee Brown <leeb@ratnaling.org> To: lev@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd-net <freebsd-net@freebsd.org>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: General question about 1GB vs 10GB NIC's Message-ID: <CAFPNf58Wo76p_aQfx0DUr3sRMYd9VeQn65pxjM3YhhMFcEF1Bg@mail.gmail.com>
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I want to build a router that has 2 x 500mb/s radio ISP facing, 2 x 500mb/s radio's facing another site, plus a 1gb/s link to the LAN. I plan to plug everything into a switch so I can have redundant routers. So my question is should I go with 5 x 1GB NIC's or 2x10GB NIC's on the motherboard. Assume NIC's will be Intel or IBM. Going 10GB pushes the switch price ten-times, so I'd like to avoid that if possible. I'm planning to get a 4 core Xeon @3.4GHz and it would be nice to know if this is a moot point or not. Thanks -- lee
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